New pedal manufacturer without batteries or power supply - Cave Passive

[Aussie Mark]

I've just finished some more demo videos on a couple of the new pedals from Cave.  One is the "second generation" version of the Grunt (Grunt MKII) which has variable drive and level controls, another is a fuzz called The Wasp, and the final one is a varitone called Furry Tongue.  Considering these pedals don't use batteries or require external power they are very impressive little pedals, especially for old school rock and blues.

[Aussie Mark]

I got a nice surprise in the mail today.



This is a custom pedal made by Cave for me - it's the first Cave pedal with a mechanical indicator to show when the footswitch is on or off (remember, these pedals don't have any LEDs).  Controls from left to right are Grunt, Drive channel A, Drive channel B and Level.  The two footswitches are On/Off and Channel A/B.  Each of the footswitches has a hole above it with a white painted mechanical disk that moves across the hole when the footswitch is engaged.  You can see the "on" indicator above the left footswitch.

This is basically a two channel version of the Grunt MKII, with the "Grunt" control adding "character". I'll know more when I plug it in and give it a whirl over the weekend.  This type of pedal should be able to take the place of a Sansamp Programmable Bass DI pedal (without the DI of course).

[exiledarchangel]

Cool videos mr tvstar! You must be the only one here with a signature pedal, nice job!

[Aussie Mark]

Cave Passive Pedals have souped up their original Grunt and Grunt MkII passive bass overdrive pedals with this newest incarnation, the Super Grunt. The original Grunt overdrive/boost circuit is retained, but with a flick of the toggle switch the higher boost "super" circuit comes into play. Like all Cave pedals, no batteries or external power are required - there is a mouse on a treadmill inside the pedal case :-)

The Super Grunt is also the first Cave Passive Pedal available to the general public to feature a mechanical indicator (instead of the LEDs that powered pedals usually have). Cave had previously field tested the mechanical indicator concept on custom pedals for endorsed artists (ie. me) to ensure it is roadworthy, and it passed with flying colours.

[Freuds_Cat]

So Mark will they be doing a Super Grunt deluxe?

[Aussie Mark]

So Mark will they be doing a Super Grunt deluxe?

The Super Grunt is a limited run of 12 only, until the release of the "Ultimate Grunt" - a 3 button "programmable" pedal with balanced XLR output.  A passive competitor for the Sansamp Programmable Bass Driver pedal.

[Freuds_Cat]

When is the Ultimate Grunt due?

[Aussie Mark]

Not sure about the due date, am pressing Heath for a timeframe, as there is a buttload of interest on the OzBass forum, given how expensive the Sansamp pedals are downunder.

[Freuds_Cat]

Yep, count me in that regards to interest.